A Tale of Two Counties

A Tale of Two Counties

Rockwall and Kaufman Counties Offer the Best of Town and Country By P.A. Geddie What do the fastest-growing (Kaufman) and the smallest (Rockwall) counties in Texas have in common? They originally were one and the same. Long before the American settlers arrived, the...
Mystery of the Monarch

Mystery of the Monarch

By Ann Bush The basketball-sized clusters of gray leaves gently waving in the breeze filled the forest canopy. Asked to wait quietly, we all wondered. Expecting to see thousands of orange and black butterflies when we finally arrived at the staging area covering the...
Pegasus Horse Rescue Takes New Flight

Pegasus Horse Rescue Takes New Flight

By P.A. Geddie The Pegasus Project has rescued, rehabilitated, retrained, and re-homed hundreds of mistreated horses, donkeys, and mules since its founding in 2009. Owners Allyson and Mike DeCanio — an attorney and pilot respectively — made it their mission to nurse...
Eagle Country

Eagle Country

Take an Eagle Eye View of the Lakes and Small Towns of Rains and Wood Counties By P.A. Geddie Eagles soar throughout the Upper East Side of Texas, but the sightings are more common near and around two large, popular bodies of water — Lake Tawakoni and Lake Fork. The...
Loving Up Historic Homes

Loving Up Historic Homes

Terrell’s Griffith Avenue Comes Back to Life, One Home at a Time By Sharon Harper On Griffith Avenue, the past never feels far away. Along the stretch between Rockwall Street and Ninth Street in Terrell’s historic central district, big porches, towering trees, and...